North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0

471 - Prefabricated buildings and components thereof

This group comprises prefabricated buildings that are built in a factory or manufacturing facility and delivered to the construction site, and the components of prefabricated buildings built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site. Prefabricated (factory-built) buildings are virtually complete and either unassembled or fully assembled (or manufactured) and ready to use; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.

A building refers to any roofed independent free-standing permanent construction or structure usually enclosed within external walls or dividing walls that extend from the foundations to the roof and comprises one or more rooms or other space. A building can be entered or accessed by persons or animals and is suitable or intended for protecting them and objects. A building can also include a separately usable underground construction.

A residential building refers to a construction in which at least half of the overall useful floor area is used or intended for residential or dwelling purposes.

A non-residential building refers to a construction in which more than half of the overall useful floor area is used or intended for non-residential purposes.

• Exclusion(s)

  • non-residential buildings not prefabricated or factory-built (site-built) (See 622 Non-residential buildings)
  • prefabricated concrete buildings and components thereof (See 29112 Concrete products)
  • prefabricated plastic buildings and components (See 4641192 Plastic products for building and construction, n.e.c.)
  • residential buildings not prefabricated or factory-built (site-built) (See 621 Residential buildings)

47112 - Prefabricated wood buildings and components thereof

This class comprises prefabricated buildings predominantly made of wood, and their components, except manufactured (mobile) buildings. Prefabricated (factory-built) buildings are built in a factory or manufacturing facility; they are virtually complete and unassembled; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings, and delivered to the construction site. Components of buildings are built in a factory to be assembled later at a construction site. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufactured (mobile) homes (See 4711311 Manufactured (mobile) homes)

471121 - Prefabricated wood buildings

This subclass comprises prefabricated buildings predominantly made of wood, except manufactured (mobile) buildings. Prefabricated (factory-built) buildings are built in a factory or manufacturing facility; they are virtually complete and unassembled; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings, and delivered to the construction site. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufactured (mobile) homes (See 4711311 Manufactured (mobile) homes)

4711211 - Prefabricated wood buildings

Prefabricated (factory-built) buildings predominantly made of wood, except manufactured (mobile) buildings, that are built in a factory or manufacturing facility; they are virtually complete and unassembled; they can also be incomplete buildings, whether or not assembled, having the essential character of factory-built or prefabricated buildings, and delivered to the construction site. Prefabricated buildings can be used for residential or non-residential purposes.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • component package houses, of wood
  • prefabricated camps, industrial, of wood
  • prefabricated houses, vacation, of wood
  • prefabricated motels, of wood
  • prefabricated schools, of wood
  • prefabricated shops, of wood
  • prefabricated warehouses, of wood

  All examples

• Inclusion(s)

  • prefabricated houses, sectional (including single complete units), of wood

• Exclusion(s)

  • manufactured (mobile) homes (See 4711311 Manufactured (mobile) homes)